Oh God,
Oh my father,
Please, I ask you, always be very patient with me
as I try to get used to being accepted and embraced
by yourself, and your dear wife, and my new sister too.
Oh God,
Oh my father,
Please, always be very, very patient with me
as I have so many memories, so much history
whence my folks, I'll always believe, never loved me true.
Oh God,
Oh my father,
you are so, so very special to me,
and you mean the world to me, and you are -
that brightest, shining star in an endless sky -
you are my father and I cannot thank God enough!
Telling me that all is fine,
and that I should not worry,
may seem very simple and straight-forward in your mind,
yet in my mind - it cannot ever be so very simple or straight-forward.
Since we have finally come together,
my life is not like it once was...
No oh no - my life has become far more hopeful
than ever before in my life lived thus far.
You may not think so
however, you are very responsible for my happiness now -
and I will always be indebted to you and thank God for you!
Know this
accept this,
and by doing so
make it easier for me to be happy too!
Oh God,
Oh my father,
I thank God for you,
and I will henceforth always be there for you.
I will try to move mountains for you if I have to,
I will allow myself to upset some folks if I have to,
I will become impossible and resented if I have to,
I will do whatever it takes to honor you.
All of this, I shall without thinking do,
for you accept and love me -
and therefore,
me and you, we are like as it should be - two.
Oh thank-you mon père,
merci mon si chèr Hugues -
for accepting me -
for allowing me to finally feel part of a united family.
Oh God,
Oh my father,
you are so, so very special to me,
and you mean the world to me, and you are -
that brightest, shining star in an endless sky -
you are my father and I cannot thank God enough!
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